1997 - Volume #21, Issue #4, Page #29
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Clipped Tails Denote Animals In Heat
To keep track of 12-month-old heifers in heat, the 125 Cattle Company in Roswell, New Mexico, clips the "switch" off the end of each heifer's tail when the animal is seen in heat or when the chalk is worn off of tailheads.That way, only "clipped", cycling animals are moved into breeding pens. Unclipped heifers are checked by the veterinarian for potential reproductive problems. (Drover's Journal)
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